The Warriors Pranked Festus Ezeli by Convincing Him He Was Cut from the Team

April Fool's jokes are the worst, and the Internet has only made them worse. Every April first some serious news website does its impression of The Onion, as if they never had the thought, "Oh, yeah. We're an actual news source that people trust." So imagine my surprise when I clicked on an April Fool's video and I laughed and was wildly uncomfortable and then laughed again. It was a beautiful thing. So without further ado, the only April Fool's prank you need to watch this year. Andre Iguodala of the soon to be best regular season NBA team in the history of the league pranks his teammate Festus Ezeli by convincing him that he's been cut from the team.

Now on its face, this idea doesn't sound like much. In fact, it sounds like your typical bullshit April Fool's nonsense. Lying dressed up like a prank. But no, this goes so much further. The effort that went into this is amazing. The fake radio show that the Lyft driver plays that announces the "news" is perfectly produced. The fact that Andre got his teammates to text Festus apologizing for the news at the right moment is incredible. It's just beautifully executed. And then Festus got revenge by throwing some cake. Everyone wins. So take note, prank makers. This is how you do it.

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